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Junior: Nach dem Drehbuch von Kevin Wade und Chris Conrad
Where no man has gone before ...
Dr. Alex Hesse is a gifted scientist in the field of genetic research. He is precise. He is disciplined. He has less than one per cent body fat.
All that is about to change.
Because the Biotechnology Center has pulled the plug on his most brilliant project: the development of a drug that will help expectant mothers carry their babies to full term. Dr. Hesse and his associates refuse to give up their research. So they’ve stolen a female egg, fertilised and implanted it in the last place anyone would think of looking ...
Inside the body of Dr. Alex Hesse.
Dr. Alex Hesse is a gifted scientist in the field of genetic research. He is precise. He is disciplined. He has less than one per cent body fat.
All that is about to change.
Because the Biotechnology Center has pulled the plug on his most brilliant project: the development of a drug that will help expectant mothers carry their babies to full term. Dr. Hesse and his associates refuse to give up their research. So they’ve stolen a female egg, fertilised and implanted it in the last place anyone would think of looking ...
Inside the body of Dr. Alex Hesse.
- GenresFiction
190 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1994
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Leonore Fleischer
81 books30 followersLeonore Fleischer has written more than fifty novelizations of films. She and her five cats live in Upstate New York.
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April 25, 2020
He's Having My Baby
Junior was one of my favourite films when I was younger, during my Arnie phase. Having rewatched it recently, I found it was still the same as I remembered and I was delighted to see that there was a novelization as well. Leonore Fleischer (who also wrote the novelization of Rain Man) has stuck close to the script and brought a well rounded book.
There are a few minor differences between the book and the film. The book doesn't start off with the baby-in-the-library-dream-sequence, it starts off with some omnipresent being talking about babies. I initially interpreted this to be Alex, just due to how technical it was being, however, it soon brings the reader into the storyline, and it gets told normally. The omnipresent being disappears for most of the book, only popping up again towards the end. Alice, Alex's rather droll assistant, doesn't get expanded upon as much as I would like, although she does pop up a little more. The dance scene is different, Alex has to get pushed through the window at the top of the fire escape when he is trying to get to the hospital and there are a couple of insignificant changes with dialogue.
Diana's character comes across as a bit stern in her first few scenes, sadly missing the characteristic scatterbrained-ness that Emma Thompson brought to the role - particularly in the scene where Larry is liberating Junior.
Angela (Larry's wife) also has an additional scene, which solves the mystery of where they were able to pick up some of the more feminine items for Alexandra's escape to Casitas Madres - although it doesn't necessarily clear up that they managed to get items that were the same size!
I wouldn't say there's much additional background to the characters, as much as possible has already been included on screen. It is only 186 pages, compared to the 1hr 49 minutes of screentime, so it is a relatively quick and easy read and can be read as a standalone book if you have not seen the movie. Although why you would buy a novelization if you haven't seen the movie, I don't know.
Overall, I think this is an excellent novelization, that sticks closely to the script, but is lacking on providing any additional background to the characters. Still a great read though.
Junior was one of my favourite films when I was younger, during my Arnie phase. Having rewatched it recently, I found it was still the same as I remembered and I was delighted to see that there was a novelization as well. Leonore Fleischer (who also wrote the novelization of Rain Man) has stuck close to the script and brought a well rounded book.
There are a few minor differences between the book and the film. The book doesn't start off with the baby-in-the-library-dream-sequence, it starts off with some omnipresent being talking about babies. I initially interpreted this to be Alex, just due to how technical it was being, however, it soon brings the reader into the storyline, and it gets told normally. The omnipresent being disappears for most of the book, only popping up again towards the end. Alice, Alex's rather droll assistant, doesn't get expanded upon as much as I would like, although she does pop up a little more. The dance scene is different, Alex has to get pushed through the window at the top of the fire escape when he is trying to get to the hospital and there are a couple of insignificant changes with dialogue.
Diana's character comes across as a bit stern in her first few scenes, sadly missing the characteristic scatterbrained-ness that Emma Thompson brought to the role - particularly in the scene where Larry is liberating Junior.
Angela (Larry's wife) also has an additional scene, which solves the mystery of where they were able to pick up some of the more feminine items for Alexandra's escape to Casitas Madres - although it doesn't necessarily clear up that they managed to get items that were the same size!
I wouldn't say there's much additional background to the characters, as much as possible has already been included on screen. It is only 186 pages, compared to the 1hr 49 minutes of screentime, so it is a relatively quick and easy read and can be read as a standalone book if you have not seen the movie. Although why you would buy a novelization if you haven't seen the movie, I don't know.
Overall, I think this is an excellent novelization, that sticks closely to the script, but is lacking on providing any additional background to the characters. Still a great read though.
June 8, 2021
AUTHOR: Leonore Fleischer
TITLE: Junior
DATE READ: 6/8/21
TIME/PLACE: 4pm on bed in camper, Antioch, IL
RATING: 6/10
FIRST SENTENCE: The instinct to reproduce is one of the three basic human instincts, ranking only after the instinct to survive and the pressing urge to find a decent fat-free ice cream.
GENRE: Fiction, Novelization, Movie Tie-in, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
PUB DATE/PUBLISHER: 1994, Jove Books
TYPE: Paperback
# OF PAGES: 186
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: stand-alone
CHALLENGE: A Book recommended by a friend (my sister)
LIST READ: book/movie combo #613
CHARACTERS: Dr Alex Hesse, Dr Diana Reddin, Dr Larry & Angela Arbogast
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
COMMENTS: I read this for the book/movie combo project which my sister and I are doing together. It was a bit over-the-top and hard to believe that a man could carry a growing baby without fatally damaging his internal organs.
TITLE: Junior
DATE READ: 6/8/21
TIME/PLACE: 4pm on bed in camper, Antioch, IL
RATING: 6/10
FIRST SENTENCE: The instinct to reproduce is one of the three basic human instincts, ranking only after the instinct to survive and the pressing urge to find a decent fat-free ice cream.
GENRE: Fiction, Novelization, Movie Tie-in, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
PUB DATE/PUBLISHER: 1994, Jove Books
TYPE: Paperback
# OF PAGES: 186
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: stand-alone
CHALLENGE: A Book recommended by a friend (my sister)
LIST READ: book/movie combo #613
CHARACTERS: Dr Alex Hesse, Dr Diana Reddin, Dr Larry & Angela Arbogast
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
COMMENTS: I read this for the book/movie combo project which my sister and I are doing together. It was a bit over-the-top and hard to believe that a man could carry a growing baby without fatally damaging his internal organs.
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